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		LAC-Tech on Dec 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 ... I can remember tracking down "Tintin in the Congo" - I found it completely unremarkable.

elevaet on Dec 17, 2024 [–]

It was pretty low quality compared to later Tintin books, and a lot more racist. No surprise though considering the era, and that this was during the midst of the Belgian occupation of the Congo.

LAC-Tech on Dec 17, 2024 | [–]

I guess I've read a lot more 20th century stuff. I didn't even register on my radar.

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